Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,548,083
- Total expenses
- $5,704,638
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,318,375
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $189,758
- Other revenue
- $39,950
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,247,636
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,036,745
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $10,210,891
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,303,283
- Management and general expenses
- $1,016,077
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,385,278
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,303,283
Program services were 57.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$75,000
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$5,243,375
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$89,802
-
3 · Investment income
total $65,609 · excluded $65,609
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $10,909 · related or exempt $10,909
-
6a · Gross rents
real property $29,041
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $29,041 · personal property $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $29,041 · unrelated business $29,041
-
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $3,333,004
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $3,208,855
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $124,149
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $124,149 · excluded $124,149
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
-
9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$0
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $343,531 · program services $240,187 · management and general $61,054 · fundraising $42,290
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,758,232 · program services $1,229,308 · management and general $312,480 · fundraising $216,444
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $64,808 · program services $43,032 · management and general $13,256 · fundraising $8,520
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $334,268 · program services $254,470 · management and general $48,534 · fundraising $31,264
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $158,773 · program services $113,720 · management and general $25,804 · fundraising $19,249
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $8,698 · program services $8,698
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $0
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $85,915 · program services $40,046 · management and general $36,695 · fundraising $9,174
-
14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $271,748 · program services $112,569 · management and general $159,179
-
17 · Travel
total $28,194 · program services $15,617 · management and general $7,597 · fundraising $4,980
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $69,661 · program services $42,821 · management and general $26,840
-
23 · Insurance
total $153,547 · program services $30,709 · management and general $122,838
-
24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES
total $1,435,105 · program services $283,908 · management and general $157,134 · fundraising $994,063
-
24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACQUISITION
total $786,220 · program services $786,220
-
24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND PREMIUM
total $145,552 · program services $68,251 · management and general $33,442 · fundraising $43,859
-
24d · Other expenses: DUES AND REGISTRATIONS
total $43,589 · program services $33,207 · management and general $7,347 · fundraising $3,035
-
24e · All other expenses
total $16,797 · program services $520 · management and general $3,877 · fundraising $12,400
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $167,039 · end of year $451,829
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $200,802 · end of year $54,857
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $290,600 · end of year $370,683
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $177,414 · end of year $186,153
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,978,402
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,650,374
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $312,048 · end of year $328,028
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $3,511,517 · end of year $3,357,323
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $669,529 · end of year $654,300
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $6,124,320 · end of year $5,844,463
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $459,067 · end of year $481,245
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $27,739 · end of year $37,657
-
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $537,670 · end of year $517,843
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,379,010 · end of year $3,328,169
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,049,783 · end of year $6,882,722
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA CONNECTS & EMPOWERS OUR REGION THROUGH TRUSTWORTHY, INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM AND THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATION ROOTED IN FACT.
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CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA PROVIDES VITAL, TRUSTED NEWS AND INFORMATION TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA EMPOWERS AUDIENCES TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC LIFE BY PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY INDEPENDENT NEWS AND INFORMATION PROGRAMMING FOR, WITH, AND ABOUT OUR REGION, AS WELL AS THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES SUCH AS NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO AND AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA. CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA'S LOCAL NEWS TEAM PROVIDES TIMELY, IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF MATTERS THAT AFFECT CENTRAL FLORIDIANS WITH BOTH SHORT AND LONG-FORM REPORTS AND CONVERSATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ON THE RADIO, CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA CARRIES A COMPREHENSIVE SCHEDULE OF LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMS SUCH AS MORNING EDITION, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, FRESH AIR, ENGAGE, ARE WE THERE YET, AND PROGRAMS FROM THE BBC WORLD SERVICE. HD2 BROADCASTS CLASSICAL MUSIC 24 HOURS DAILY. CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA'S DIGITAL OFFERINGS INCLUDE AN EXTENSIVE WEBSITE (CFPUBLIC.ORG), APPS FOR BOTH IPHONE AND ANDROID USERS, STREAMING AUDIO AND ON-DEMAND PODCASTS, AN EMAIL NEWSLETTER TO APPROXIMATELY 17,000 SUBSCRIBERS, AND CONTENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS SUCH AS FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND YOUTUBE. CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA OFFERS LIVE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AROUND CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA'S CONTENT AND ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE REGION. CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA OFFERS INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, ALLOWING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS TO GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN RESEARCH, PRODUCING AND REPORTING. CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA COLLABORATES WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AS A CRITICAL LINK IN THE STATE'S EMERGENCY NETWORK DURING CRISES WHEN THE EOC IS ACTIVATED, INCLUDING HURRICANES AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS. CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA PARTICIPATES IN A COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PUBLIC MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO DISTRIBUTE EMERGENCY INFORMATION FROM THE FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO EMERGENCY NETWORK(FPREN) STORM CENTER. AS FUNDS ALLOW, CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA INVESTS IN PAID MARKETING ON DIGITAL, OUTDOOR, AND MEDIA PLATFORMS. ADDITIONAL REQUIRED OUTCOMES: CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (CPB) CERTIFICATION THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, MAINTAINS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) LICENSE PER TITLE 47, AND MAINTAINS ALL EQUIPMENT THAT IS WITHIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE AND OPERATION.
Expenses $3,303,283
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Judith Smelser
PRESIDENT AND GM
- Total calculated
- $224,517
- From this org
- $224,517
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $204,517
- Bonus
- $20,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $224,517
-
Robert Muszynski
Director of Finance/ Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $128,354
- From this org
- $117,794
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,560
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Thomas Dula
Dir. Operations & Engineering
- Total calculated
- $126,362
- From this org
- $115,802
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,560
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Chris Brockman
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Markita D CooperMARKITA D COOPER
VICE CHAR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Norton N Bonaparte
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Geraldine GallagherGERALDINE GALLAGHER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Larry Henrichs
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Meredith SandMEREDITH SAND
DIRECTOR thru 1/15/2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Thomas SimonTHOMAS SIMON
Director thru 4/9/2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Rich ReinerRICH REINER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joshua Snyder
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ana Rodriguez-NewbernANA RODRIGUEZ-NEWBERN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lisa RainLISA RAIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Daniel McIntosh
DIRECTOR EFF. 1/1/2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Barbara OswaltBARBARA OSWALT
DIRECTOR EFF. 1/1/2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Yusila Ramirez
DIRECTOR Eff. 1/1/2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dr Gary Montoute
DIRECTOR EFF. 1/1/2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jorge Hernandez PleitezJORGE HERNANDEZ PLEITEZ
DIRECTOR EFF. 1/1/2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, LINE 7:
- During the reporting period, THE ORGANIZATION awarded a $20,000 discretionary annual incentive payment to Judith Smelser, President and General Manager, for calendar year 2024. A compensation subcommittee of the Board of Trustees' Executive Committee - comprising the Board Chair, the Past Chair, the Incoming Chair, and the Audit Committee Chair - met on several occasions to review Ms. Smelser's performance and compensation, based substantially on the organization's strategic plan. Under her employment agreement, Ms. Smelser is eligible for an annual bonus of up to 15% of her initial annual salary; the $20,000 award is within that limit.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202612249349301831
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